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If short hair (L) is dominant to long hair (l) , then what fraction of the offspring produced by a cross of Ll × ll will be homozygous dominant?

A) 1/2
B) 1/4
C) 1/3
D) none
E) all

Homozygous Dominant

An organism possessing two dominant alleles for a particular gene, resulting in the expression of the dominant trait.

Short Hair

Short hair refers to hair that has been cut to a short length, varying culturally and individually in what is considered "short."

Ll × Ll

Represents a genetic cross between two organisms that are heterozygous for a particular trait, where 'L' and 'l' represent different alleles of a gene.

  • Familiarize oneself with the rudimentary components of Mendelian genetics, notably the concepts of dominant and recessive traits.
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